September 10 / 16.40 Cork

16.40

Yielding

Coolmore Stud Gleneagles Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden

  • Prize money: £8776.86
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • 10 runners
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Coolmore Stud Gleneagles Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

Form: 76

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Not a bad effort when finishing seventh of 14 over 5f at this venue in July; looked in need of further when sixth in a 5f maiden at Bellewstown; checkpieces on now.
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11th

1

(4)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

18:10 Dundalk (AW)

A La Dure

9st 13lb

J: James Ryan

T: Jack W Davison

First two runs were mildly encouraging and softer ground perhaps blunted him at Cork; steps up in trip for nursery debut.

5/1

1

(9)

10th Sep 2025

Yielding

0m 6f 0y

16:40 Cork

A La Dure

9st 5lb

J: James Ryan

T: Jack W Davison

Not a bad effort when finishing seventh of 14 over 5f at this venue in July; looked in need of further when sixth in a 5f maiden at Bellewstown; checkpieces on now.

12/1

OUR TIP

50/1

Form: —

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Dropped away to finish in rear in a 7f Gowran maiden in which Charles Fort took fourth.
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3

(16)

5th Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 30y

14:45 Killarney

Big Bill

10st 2lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Aidan Melia

Signs of improvement when fifth at Down Royal (1m3f, good) and duly won four days ago at Bellewstown (1m, soft to heavy) when in first-time cheekpieces under Reese Holohan; penalised accordingly, but he was good value for that narrow margin as he was clear at one point; not drawn well but clearly a contender.

9/2

1st

3

(3)

1st Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

0m 7f 195y

14:10 Bellewstown

Big Bill

9st 12lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Aidan Melia

18-1, ran well on yard debut at Down Royal on Monday, prominent (hung left) until fading into fifth over 1m3f; headgear goes on; a good run after a year off, and then a return to action within three days, so he'll either come on for it or 'bounce'.

9/2

5th

5

(14)

28th Sep 2026

Good

1m 3f 10y

16:50 Down Royal

Big Bill

9st 10lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: Aidan Melia

Beaten a long way in all his races, including handicap debut when last seen (7f, heavy); gelded during his absence but not really bred for this longer distance.

33/1

Form: 234 BF

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Favourite on debut over this trip at Fairyhouse, left with plenty to do, ran green but stayed on well to chase home a clear winner; still looked a bit raw when third behind subsequent Group 2 runner-up Geryon over 7f at the Curragh; failed to find much when fourth over 7f at Gowran last week; not guaranteed to benefit from a drop in trip.
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5th

7

(5)

25th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Charles Fort

9st 1lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Curragh maiden winner; chased home A Boy Named Susie (unlucky in the Irish Champion Stakes) in the Royal Whip at the Curragh and was a creditable third in the Group 2 Solonaway Stakes at Leopardstown; could improve more, but probably overshadowed by the two principals here.

4/1

3rd

8

(1)

12th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

16:25 Leopardstown

Charles Fort

9st 5lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: A P O’Brien

Won a 6f Cork maiden last year before a poor run in a Fairyhouse Listed race; returned from a 328-day absence with a decent runner-up effort in the 1m2f Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh; has to take a significant step forward from that today.

25/1

2nd

4

(1)

16th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

16:25 Curragh

Charles Fort

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Useful form in juvenile maidens, culminating in a 6f Cork win on yielding-to-soft last September; found to be lame when an unplaced favourite for a 6f Listed race at Fairyhouse later that month; makes a belated return; may outrun his 89 rating but faces a huge task

14/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Sixth foal; half-brother to a 7f AW 2yo winner; dam unraced half-sister to a 1m4f winner, out of unraced half-sister to 1m Group 1 winner Echelon; a rare Flat runner for a small yard that has had three winners during the current jumps season.
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13th

14

(9)

30th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

16:15 Dundalk (AW)

Doitforjill Ronnie

8st 7lb

J: Killian Leonard

T: Donncha Duggan

Hasn't shown a lot in seven runs to date at 5f-1m and is 1lb wrong; can't be considered at present; new headgear combination.

50/1

10th

14

(2)

23rd Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

15:55 Dundalk (AW)

Doitforjill Ronnie

8st 7lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Donncha Duggan

Hasn't shown a lot in six runs to date at 6f-1m and is 8lb wrong; can't be considered at present.

25/1

20/1

Form: —

Last run: 128 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
25-1 always at the back at the Curragh in May; gelded since; tongue-tie on, best watched
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8th

9

(10)

25th Sep 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Kc Bear

9st 2lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: Noel Meade

C&D nursery winner has been campaigned over further this year; best effort when second in a 1m handicap at Fairyhouse in July; mid-division when held up over 7f here last week; might be best watched on his first try back at this trip.

12/1

6th

14

(15)

18th Sep 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Kc Bear

9st 4lb

J: W J Lee

T: Noel Meade

Nursery winner here, from wide stall, over 6f and second over 1m here in March; some decent efforts on turf since and couldn't rule him out under Lee.

17/2

7th

10

(1)

27th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 20y

15:44 Navan

Kc Bear

9st 3lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Noel Meade

Had an off day at Dundalk last time; otherwise solid form in turf handicaps; withdrawn a week ago due to ground (good-to-yielding) so won't want much rain.

10/1

Form: 0000

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Of no account on the evidence of his four starts; cheekpieces for the first time.
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6

(1)

10th Sep 2025

Yielding

0m 6f 0y

16:40 Cork

St Gobnaits Charm

9st 5lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Thomas Cooper

Of no account on the evidence of his four starts; cheekpieces for the first time.

200/1

11th

11

(5)

31st Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 110y

15:00 Tipperary

St Gobnaits Charm

8st 13lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Thomas Cooper

Poor efforts on all three starts; gelded since.

66/1

7

(7)

25th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

17:05 Cork

St Gobnaits Charm

8st 13lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Thomas Cooper

Poor runs at Down Royal and Roscommon, tongue-tied second occasion; dismissed.

100/1

Form: 3

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Made an encouraging start to his career when keeping on for third behind stablemate Amiata in a 5f maiden at Navan 13 days ago; has an edge over fourth-placed Unionville who had the advantage of a previous run; strong chance.
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4th

5

(6)

12th Oct 2025

Yielding

0m 5f 205y

14:00 Naas

Strike Zone

9st 5lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Good efforts in opening two maidens; built on encouraging third on Navan debut (5f, yielding) to finish second behind Charles Fort at Cork last month (6f, yielding to soft); pulled clear of the rest on that occasion; good chance.

13/8

7

(4)

10th Sep 2025

Yielding

0m 6f 0y

16:40 Cork

Strike Zone

9st 5lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Made an encouraging start to his career when keeping on for third behind stablemate Amiata in a 5f maiden at Navan 13 days ago; has an edge over fourth-placed Unionville who had the advantage of a previous run; strong chance.

11/8

10

(12)

28th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

15:30 Navan

Strike Zone

9st 7lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: G M Lyons

Mehmas colt; cost 115,000gns as a yearling; dam Listed-placed 1m-10.5f winner (including 2yo; RPR 101), half-sister to 1m/1m2f Listed winner Tyrrhenian Sea; yard get winning newcomers and worth a market check; wears a tongue-tie.

11/2

Form: 80

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Last of eight on debut at Galway; struggled again at Tipperary; shorter trip here; unlikely to feature.
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5th

10

(10)

19th Sep 2026

Yielding

1m 1f 100y

17:02 Gowran Park

Sunrise Angel

9st 3lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Andrew Slattery

Second runner for yard; showed improved form to comfortably win a Cork handicap over 1m last time; got a 9lb hike for that and is up in trip but can go well if staying.

13/2

1st

5

(6)

30th Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

14:25 Cork

Sunrise Angel

9st 11lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Andrew Slattery

Threatened in nurseries last season but not so good this campaign, though hasn't been helped by wide draws the last twice; handicapper relenting so don't wholly rule out.

16/1

Form: 7

Last run: 48 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Started slowly and finished with only one behind him on debut at Leopardstown; likely to need more experience.
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9

(15)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Thats No Joke

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Best run came when beaten 6l in a 6f maiden here last month; didn't get the clearest of runs when favourite on last week's handicap debut; extra furlong will probably help but widest draw won't.

8/1

2

(3)

8th Oct 2025

Yielding

0m 5f 180y

14:52 Navan

Thats No Joke

10st 0lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

One of two for yard; not much to recommend in maidens at 6f-1m but yard's runners always merit respect on their handicap debuts and he's preferred by McMonagle; check the market.

12/1

15

(12)

19th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

17:25 Dundalk (AW)

Thats No Joke

9st 8lb

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

First reserve; down the field in two maidens so far and likely one for handicaps now.

Form: 04

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Finished third of 11 in his group in a 28-runner Curragh 6f maiden on debut; lost third place to newcomer Strike Zone at Navan 13 days ago; that rival is likely to have his measure again.
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5th

4

(4)

5th Oct 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:45 Kempton (AW)

Unionville

9st 8lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Michael Attwater

Clearly happier on Polytrack than turf and arrives in good form, having backed up his 7f win here with an unlucky third (behind Berkshire Boom) over C&D three weeks ago (first try at the trip; 2lb better off today); needs considering.

6/1

3rd

2

(6)

14th Sep 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Unionville

9st 8lb

J: Owen Lewis

T: Michael Attwater

Added to his Chelmsford maiden win in February when finishing well to score from a wide draw here (7f) 12 days ago; only 2lb higher than for that success and he's a big player again on this step up to 1m.

11/4

1st

3

(8)

2nd Sep 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Kempton (AW)

Unionville

9st 12lb

J: Owen Lewis

T: Michael Attwater

Sole win from ten starts was a dead-heat in a Chelmsford maiden (6f, AW) in February; has had some struggles in handicaps since but he ran well to finish fourth over C&D two weeks ago; has possibilities if he can build on that but a wide draw is no help.

15/2

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Payout
Exacta €5.00
Straight Forecast €3.87
Trifecta €153.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Strike Zone

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Charles Fort

TOPSPEED:

Strike Zone

The Irish Sun:

Strike Zone

POSTDATA:

Charles Fort